Afghanistan sanctions: guidance
GuidanceStatutory onguidance for the Afghanistan (Sanctions)sanctions (EUregime, Exit)plus Regulationsa 2020
summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came, fullyand intocertain forceother onregulations, 31are Decemberin 2020.force to implement certain UN obligations.
This guidancesummary assistsgives peoplea quick overview inof implementingthe andsanctions complyingin withplace under the regulations.regime. It coversis not comprehensive and is not a replacement for the prohibitionsstatutory andguidance requirementsor imposedthe regulations themselves.
Summary
Regime is limited in scope to sanctions targeting designated persons only.
Designated persons
The UK Sanctions List tells you who is designated under the regime and provideswhich guidancesanctions onhave bestbeen practiceapplied for:to them. A designated person can be an individual, a business or an organisation.
The statutory guidance lists in detail the sanctions that can apply in respect of designated persons, including:
complyingan assetwithfreezetheonprohibitionstheir funds andrequirementsother assetsenforcingmaking available funds or economic resources to them or for their benefit- a ban on exporting to them or otherwise supplying to them or for their benefit military goods or military technology
circumstancesawherebantheyondoprovidingnotthemapplywith technical assistance, financial services or funds or associated brokering services if this enables or facilitates armed hostilities- a ban on transferring to them or for their benefit any military technology
- immigration sanction (travel ban)
ThisRelated guidancefinancial shouldservices, bebrokering readservices alongsideand moretechnical assistance are detailedalso subject sanctionsto guidancesanctions.
Sanctioned publishedgoods byand departmentsservices
Besides includingthe prohibition on thesupplying Departmentcertain ofgoods Internationaland Tradeservices (DIT),to Homedesignated Officepersons andthere HMare Treasury,no throughsanctions thethat Officeapply in respect of Financialgoods Sanctionsand Implementationservices (OFSI).under this regime.
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amended to clarify which DBT teams now lead on sanctions office.
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Added summary of the regime's purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSI’s ability to gather intelligence on industry’s compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSI’s enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.
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